Meet the leaders
W
elcome new teachers! During your time here in the UAE, you will at some point learn
more about the leaders of the UAE and the country’s rich history. We would like to
take this opportunity to briefly introduce you to the country’s key leadership figures,
Ruler of each Emirate and the heads of the various education bodies within the UAE.
UAE government leaders
President
HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Al Nahyan
Vice President & Prime Minister
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum
Deputy Supreme Commander of
the UAE Armed Forces
HH General Sheikh Mohammed
bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Rulers of the Emirates
HH Sheikh Khalifa
bin Sultan Al
Nahyan – Ruler of
Abu Dhabi
HH Sheikh
Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum
– Ruler of Dubai
HH Sheikh Dr Sultan
bin Mohammed Al
Qasimi – Ruler of
Sharjah
HH Sheikh Humaid
bin Rashid alNuaimi – Ruler of
Ajman
HH Sheikh Saud bin
Rashid Al Mualla
– Ruler of Umm Al
Quwain
HH Sheikh Saud
bin Saqr al Qasimi
– Ruler of Ras al
Khaimah
HH Sheikh Hamad
bin Mohammed Al
Sharqi – Ruler of
Fujairah
Leaders in Education
HE Hussein Al Hammadi
Minister of Education
United Arab Emirates
HE Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
Director General
Abu Dhabi Education
Council (ADEC)
HE Dr Abdulla Al Karam
Director General
Knowledge and Human
Development Authority
(KHDA)
HE Mubarak Saeed
Al Shamsi
Director General
Abu Dhabi Centre for
Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
(ACTVET)